Life's Merry-go-round

poetics aside prompt; circle poem

First a smile, then ‘hello’ and ‘how are you’

And before we know it we’ve made a friend or two

But just as we begin to know more than their names

Instead of ‘hello’ it is good-bye again

If I could then I would if a way could be found

I’d grab on and slow down this merry-go-round

But we all climb back up and ride for a while

Until it’s good-bye and a farewell smile

We share our triumphs and sometimes our sorrow

Tell them of dreams in a hopeful tomorrow

We laugh together and shed tears when they cry

Then suddenly, just like that…it’s good-bye

If I could I would stop this merry-go-round

But it seems to this merciless circle we’re bound

For almost before our tears are dried

We dare to climb on for another ride

Why do we fail to treasure today?

But wait ‘til we see someone walking away

And then, how our hearts over-flow with pain

To know we may never see them here again

If I could, then I would stop this merry-go-round

But I can’t seem to bring this moving circle aground

So I climb back up, forget that I cried

Smile, say ‘hello’ and go for a ride

Janet~

One from the un-blogged archives.